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s one of the most exciting restaurants in the global dining scene, Septime is nothing short of an unforgettable contemporary French dining experience. e highly talented French chef, Bertrand Grébaut (ex. L’Arpege and Joel Robuchon) is one of the leaders of France’s gifted young chefs, and was awarded his rst Michelin star for Septime in 2014. Having worked his way through the world’s best gastronomy kitchens, he has opted away from the more formal ne dining limelight in favour of opening his own fresh and creative take on the modern French bistro, i.e. highly sophisticated cuisine served with seriously democratic prices. Septime o ers a highly a ordable 3-course lunchtime menu and an evening 5-course carte blanche menu. e perfectly executed, inventive and artistically-presented dishes celebrate the season’s nest produce, where the short, daily-changing menu may feature asparagus spears served in oyster sauce gribiche,mushrooms en brodo, tender veau au lait with salty trout eggs, or for dessert, a smear of chocolate and caramel au beurre salé with fresh passion fruit ice cream. Septime’s industrial-meets-rustic-farmhouse dining room is warm and welcoming, the expertly chosen wine list o ers many fantastic varietals (where organic wines feature heavily), and the charming and professional service team led by éo Pourriat are another highlight of the experience. As one of Paris’s most notoriously di cult tables to reserve, expect a months-long waiting list, making advance bookings a necessity. If there’s only one restaurant that you visit in Paris, make sure that it’s this one. Septime has also expanded by opening a second more casual restaurant next door, Clamato, serving delicious and creative sharing plates, and the charming Septime La Cave wine bar situated just around the corner. 80, rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris | +33 1 43 67 38 29 | septime-charonne.fr